WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry appeared on Austin’s 1300 The Zone sports radio station today to address the public backlash he received for his recent comments regarding the in-ring attack by Raja Jackson on wrestler Stuart “Syko Stu” Smith. Reading from a prepared statement, Henry stated that he stands by his original take and offered “zero apologies” for his words, which he said were being misconstrued by online critics.

Henry began by directly confronting the accusations of racism leveled against him on social media after he suggested some blame for the incident lay with the show’s organizers. “What I said has nothing to do with race. It has everything to do with ignorance about the wrestling business,” Henry stated. “First off, it’s impossible for me to be a racist, because I would have

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